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episternum

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episternum /epi·ster·num/ (-ster´num) a bone present in reptiles and monotremes that may be represented as part of the manubrium, or first piece of the sternum.
ep·i·ster·num (p-stûrnm)
n.
The broad upper segment of the sternum occasionally fused with the body of the sternum and forming the sternal angle. Also called manubrium, presternum.
episternum
the manubrium, or cranial segment of the sternum.
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